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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Quote of the week and the week to come

“I am an
invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids,
and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply
because people refuse to see me.” From
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Source Wikipedia and Bing

Invisible Manis a novel byRalph Ellison (March 1, 1914-April 16, 1994)about an African American man whose
color renders him invisible, published byRandom
Housein 1952. It addresses many
of the social and intellectual issues facing African-Americans early in the
twentieth century, includingblack
nationalism, the relationship between black identity andMarxism, and the reformist racial
policies ofBooker T. Washington,
as well as issues of individuality and personal identity.

Invisible
Manwon the
U.S.National Book Award for
Fictionin 1953. According to the New York Times, U.S.
PresidentBarack Obamamodeled his memoir Dreams from My
Father on Ellison's novel.

This week on Writing from the Peak: (more articles geared for 2016 PPWC)

March 21 Cast the spell and Shatter Shyness by Aaron Michael Ritchey

March 23 2016 PPWC The Silent Auction and How to Help PPW by Stacy S. JensenMarch 25 Sweet Success celebrates Shannon Lawrence and Blue Sludge Blues

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